Metal dishcloth



Patented Dee. 6, 193s o 2,139,175

UNITED STATES `PTEN'I OFFICE :METAL DISHCLOTH Lcllah E; Shick, Portland, Oreg., assignor of onehalf to Matic I. Ivie, Portland, Oreg.

Application March 30, 1937, Serial No. 133,816

2 Claims. (Cl. 15-209) My invention relates to dishcloths commonly in this View that the central portion is made of used as a kitchen tool, the object of which is to double thickness in order to form a pocket into construct a dishcloth which performs a more unwhich the scouring compound as soap, may be dulated and eiective scraping service for the placed and held and locked therein.

fue cleaning of dishes, pots, pans and kitchen and Like reference characters refer to like parts 5 dining room utensils. throughout the several views. i

I am aware that heretofore dishcloths have My new and improved device is made by placing been made of metal woven fabric but these have r nterleeking a plurality 0f rings had inherent diiculties that render them ineffec In the construction cf nly device I 'utilize a tive as a general dish Washing implement. In the Central pOrtiOrl mede up 0f relatively large rings 10 Washing of kitchen and dining room utensils a i. This central portion is comprised of parallel different kind of cloth is frequently required for Sides and ends. l then Produce an Outer rirn D01"- the Washing of the finer ware than is encountered tien l made up 0f a plurality 0f ner rings and I in the washing of pots, pans, skulets and the like. secure the Outer portion and the inner portion t0- In order to make a dishcloth that will be equally gether by D-shaped links 2 and secure the same 16 satisfactory for both classes of service I have utit0 the smaller rings 4 upen the bread Surface 0f lized a construction wherein the fabric thus crethe D and SeCure the D-shaped links together at ated will have a central portion made of coarse their ends and secure the large rings l t0 the and hardened material that may be exposed as lll-shaped links 2' by rings 3- The rings 3 are se' the scraping surface when pots, pans and other cured to the large rings l and to the D rings 2 by 20 kitchen Ware are to be cleaned and a fabric that fastening lOODs 3A- will have a finer, smoother and softer texture T0 make this 010th rnOSt effective the large that may be utilized in the cleaning and reconrings lare preferably made Of harder material ditioning of table ware. than the small rings 4 in order that a harder The primary object of my invention is to proservice may be Performed by the rings l than 25 i duce a dshcloth that may be used for the dual Will be performed by the rings 4.

purpose of cleaning kitchen ware and table Ware. Where the 010th is n'lade in the shape as illus- A still further object of my invention is to so tretefl in llig- 2, I make an Outside rim 5 0f rings construct the device that it may be held in the similar to that illustrated at 4 in Fig. 1 and a cenhand of the dish washer and be utilized with trai DOrtiOnthat iS comprised 0f rings 8 andI se- 30 greatest efliciency and with a minimum loss of Cure the rirn 5 and the Central DOrtiOn tOgether time, by a plurality of links 6. The links 6 are secured A further object of my invention consists in tegether and t0 the inner line 0f rings 0f the rim providing a dishcloth made of metal fabric so as- 5 by links l The links l are rnaCle relatively sembled together that a pocket for a scouring and @Oerse and large in Order that they may be used 35 abrasive compound may be formed into which a fOr the seraping 0f DOtS and Dans and Other bar of scouring Compound may be placed kitchen utensils and they are made more effective With these and incidental objects in view, the by folding the riIn 5 OVer unen the Central DOrtiOn invention consists in certain novel features of ln Offler that the links 5 may be Iliade aVeilable 4o construction and combination of parts, the essenfor ebleSlVe Purposes 40 ual elements of which are set forth in the append- In the utilizing 0f the @10th as illustrated in ed. claims, and a preferred form of embodiment Fig 1 fol" the Cleaning 0f Pots and pens the of which is hereinafter shown with reference to Outer rim Section 4 is folded @ver 0n to the top the drawing which accompanies and forms a par@ of the central section to thereby make the central of this Specification, section I available for scraping pots, pans and 45 In the drawing; the like, whereas, if table ware is to be cleaned Fig. 1 is a plan View of my new and improved by the same device, the folded over portion is device having a relatively coarse central portion utilized for Contacting the' surfaee 0i the dining and a re1at1ve1y fine edge portion room utensils that are to be cleaned. It will Fig. 2 is a plan view of e, disheloth having thus be seen` that in either form of structure the 50 polygonal sides and having a central portion 0f liner and softer fabric may be used in the cleandifferent construction than the outer rim or edge ing of Ware that will not stand abuse, Whereas, portion. the coarse links that may be made of harder ma- Fig. 3 is a side view of a modied form of the terial are utilized for the actual cleaning of mechanism illustrated in Fis. 2. It will be noted, kitchen ware. Also the central portion in either 55 case may be made of much harder material than that of the rim portion so that greater abuse may be imparted thereto. In the performing of the heavy duties of a dishcloth the links 6 are secured together at their corners by a multi-sided ring 9.

My device may be made of a single sheet of fabricated metal cloth or it may be made of a double sheet of metal cloth to form a, pocket into which a bar of soap, a bar of scouring compound, or a bar of other saponaceous material may be placed to aid in the cleaning and polishing process for the materials to be reconditioned through the use of my new and improved dishcloth.

In Fig. 3 I have shown the central portion as being made of double thickness, as illustrated at I0 and Il with one side of the edge being open to permit the passing of a bar of soap or other cleaning or scouring compound I2 therein. It is preferably made so that one of the sides as at l0, may be made of fine mesh material, Whereas, the opposite side Il may be made of coarser mesh, one o-f the sides of the mesh may be made of harder material than the other in order that the dual purpose of cleaning table Ware and kitchen Ware may be served.

While the form of mechanismv herein shown and described is admirably adapted to fulll the objects primarily stated, it is to be understood that it is not intended to conne the invention to the embodiment herein shown and described, as it is susceptible of embodiment in various forms, all coming Within the scope of the claims which follow.

What I claim is:

1. A dishcloth made of Woven metal fabric with the cloth being made of a central portion and an outer portion and with the central portion being made of two thicknesses to form a pocket and with the sides of the pocket being made of different sized mesh and of metal of dilerent hardness.

2. A dishcloth made of Woven metal fabric with the cloth being made of a central portion and an outer portion, and with the central portion being made of two thicknesses to form a pocket adapted to receive a bar of soap therein, with the sides of the pocket being made of mesh of different sizes.

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